| Kanmani Poonga | |
|---|---|
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| Directed by | Visu |
| Written by | Visu |
| Produced by | V. Mohan |
| Starring | Visu Saritha Kishmu |
| Cinematography | N. Balakrishnan |
| Edited by | N. R. Kittu |
| Music by | M. S. Viswanathan |
Production company | Anandhi Films |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Kanmani Poonga is a 1982 Indian Tamil-language film written and directed by Visu. The film stars himself, Saritha and Kishmu. It was released on 14 November 1982 and failed commercially.
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The film deals with two men played by Visu and Kishmu married to twins played by Saritha. While Visu is impotent, though he is unaware, due to him having addiction problems and injury as a cricketer, Kishmu cannot have enough children, having one every year. Visu's wife and Kishmu's wife along with Kishmu do everything in their power to hide his impotency from him with the climax being Visu's wife removing her uterus to save his name and image as a celebrity while Kishmu too realises that having so many children is not good and ends up having a vasectomy.
Kanmani Poonga was the second directorial venture of Visu, [1] who also wrote it. The film was produced by V. Mohan of Anandhi Films, photographed by N. Balakrishnan and edited by N. R. Kittu. [2]
The soundtrack was composed by M. S. Viswanathan. [3]
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "En Iravinil Iru Nilavo" | Vaali | P. S. Ramachandran | |
| 2. | "Kitta Vaadi Muttakosu" | Idhaya Chandran | S. Janaki, Malaysia Vasudevan | |
| 3. | "Kanmani Poonga Kanmani Poonga" | Vaali | B. Sasirekha, Uma Ramanan, Kovai Soundararajan, Vijayaramani |
Kanmani Poonga was released on 14 November 1982, [4] on Diwali day alongside other releases such as Darling, Darling, Darling , Valibamey Vaa Vaa , Agni Sakshi , Paritchaikku Neramaachu and Adhisayappiravigal . [5] The film failed commercially. It received an A certificate from the Censor Board, and Visu avoided directing such films in the future, instead going for family entertainment. [6] Thiraignani of Kalki praised the acting of the star cast and concluded for those who initially doubted whether sand can be spun into rope (referencing his previous film Manal Kayiru ), Visu has demonstrated a beautiful nylon rope. [7]
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